Stuart Apsey Photography

24/01/2025

05/06/2024

From our last trip to the Wolfberg Arch in the Cederberg with Tarien Apsey-Markwat. Conditions were not the greatest for this image, There was only an hour between sundown and moon up, so not my most detailed Milky Way, a little heavy on the light pollution. I Had to push the detail from the sky more than I generally like but I am quite happy with what came out in the end.

03/06/2024

Took this during a recent trip to Hogsback. Was not there for photography but Tarien and I took the cameras anyway. Turns out the conditions where pretty good for this 39 steps waterfall. I need to credit Tarien for seeing this composition which I shamelessly stole.

31/05/2024

As all the young influencers swamped the arch Tarien Apsey-Markwat and I decided to try our hand photographing this monstrous rock formation. Having been here before I often gravitate towards this anyway as its quite imposing and yields new compositions every time I am here. But I can say the the crowd is now quite large at the arch. Gone are the days we could go here on a weekend and have no one els overnighting with us. Its a great hike still but if you are looking to photograph the arch at golden hour just beware that there are going to be people peppering your shots.

28/05/2024

From our recent trip to the Cederberg. Had a great time with Tarien Apsey-Markwat and friends (Gert Steyn ) destroying our overworked bodies climbing up here. Tough at times but always worth the effort.

31/08/2023

This is a time blend I managed to capture at Beaverlac after some good rains earlier this year. I have tried a few times to capture an engaging composition at this spot and this is the first time I was really happy with the results. If you scroll through my image will see a similar one taken a year before this one. Some better planning allowed me to get a more desirable silkiness on the water.

22/04/2022

Taken During this past December. This is Gerikes Point near Sedgefield.
In pursuit of staying more enthusiastic, I am now going to start offering online one-on-one post-processing lessons for landscapes. I am going to be running a special for the 1st five lessons. I am still working out the cost. PM me if you are interested and if you think you can benefit from learning my workflow, I don't want to officially put out information yet but am happy to share through a PM what I have so far with regards to pricing, etc.

08/09/2021

I always appreciate some good exposure

Nothing beats driving into down with our iconic Table Mountain as a backdrop. It just never gets old, nor do you ever see the same mountain twice.

01/09/2021

Had a spur-of-the-moment reaction to the light while out along the west coast which I don't regret. This is handheld. Something I would not normally suggest if I was running a workshop but I am always amazed at how good the technology has become because the detail in this was still pretty good at ISO 1000. I also never scouted so my composition decision had a pretty tight runway. All things I try not to teach but I was lucky this time as I thought it turned out okay. But I am sure there was a better composition out there with these conditions. Hope you enjoy

17/08/2021

My first post in a long time. Some nice heavy flowing conditions in Beaverlac, allowing me to look at new compositions I have not taken before. This is a time blend, the FG is taken earlier than the Milkyway. I do this to avoid High ISO on the and flat starlight. I am planning a workshop here for the next rainy season. Feel free to message me for details in the interim. Thanks for viewing.